Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-05
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
TIE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR TODAY
contains: The Washington Team Stin in Hard
Luck Exciting Fight with Burglar In Annapolis.
independence Day in Other Cities The Blue and
tue Gray at Gettysburg, Gladstone to Visit Amer
lea, The Story OF Baron Seliere, Telegraphic Dis
patches, &C. The advertisements are classified as
IoiioWs: Auction Sales, Sewing Machines Ladies'
Goods, Educational, Proposals, Hotels Summer
Resorts, Housefurnishings, Books Financial Dem
tistry, Professional, Railroads, Potomac River
Boats ocean Steamers, Family Supplies, Attor-
neys, The Trades, Undertakers Pianos and Organs,
Medical
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 1856, 739; CUSTOMS s725, $50.
ARMY ORDERs-Capt. NJ. w. Lyon. Ordnance
department., relieved from duty at Watertown
Arsenal, Mass, and ordered to duty as ordnance
0mcer Department OF the Platte, relieving Capt.
Mano M Ssafrl9g who Is ordered as ordnance ocer
DlepaIIment OF the Columbia. First Lieut.. w. l..
hneedler, assistant surgeon, ordered as member
OF the Army retiring board at st. Paul.
PRIZE AWARDED IN GUN PRAcT1cE.-The prize
oHered by the commander-in-chtef Of the North
Atlantic squadron to the gun captain who in the
recent target practice in Gardeners Bay reached
awarded 70 Coxswain Daniel Wicks OF the flagship
Richmond captain OF Gun No. 5, of the third
division, under command OF Lieut.. William Sea-
bury.
A Son OF CHAPLAIN MATTHEWS DROwNED.-Ph1l1p
Van Cortlandt Matthews, aged thirteen, his sister
Katie aged twelve, and Catherine Kelly, q servant
IN tne Matthews family, went out In a rowboat on
saturday afternoon on the CrOtOn River. When
ne near r small island young Matthews got out Of
his depth and cried for help Catherine Kelly
Jumped into the water to save him. The boy got
iona nold OF ner dress and dragged her down. Both
We're drowned. The bodies were recovered. The
Doy was son OF Chaplain j. X. Matthews Of the
united states Navy. The father, who was about
10 sail from Norfolk, was notified by telegraph.
The WEATHER AND THE CRoPs-The weather
crop bulletin OF the Signal Office says: During the
week ending July 2, 1887, the weather has been,
slightly warmer than usual in the Northern States
degrees while throughout the Southern States 1t
was cooler than usual, the average daily tempera-
normal. Owing to the abundant and well dis
tr1buted showers the weather has been favorable
10 cotton, although its growth may have been
slightly retarded by cool weather. The weather
has been favorable for harvesting of wheat and
hay from the lake region and the OHIO Valley east
ward to the Atlantic coast, while in the Missouri
and Mississippi valleys showers have delayed
harvesting In those sections. The weather has
been especially favorable In the corn region and
portion OF the corn-Delt Excellent growing
weather Is reported from New England and the
Middle Atlantic States where large hay crop
mas been secured.
GEN. WoRTH's DAUGHrER.-Among the clerks dis
charged from the Quartermaster Generals Office
Thursday was daughter Of Gen. WORTH of New
York. Miss Worth is about sixty years old and
quite feeble, and has been in the Government
service a great many years 1t is stated at the
Quartermaster Generals Department that no fault
was found with Miss WOrthS work, but she had
been In very poor health for some time and could
only put In half days service each day at the
onlce. She was compelled to leave at o'clock,
when the other clerks renamed until T. This en-
forced absence, which was due to no fault of hers
made her record In the Office very low.
How THE PRESIDENT SPENT THE DAY.-The flag
over the White House was flung to the breeze
In honor Of the day. The President drove in from
Oak View, and, with Col. Lamont, spent portion
OF the day with his mail and attending to matters
OF business. In the afternoon he returned to Oak
View.
THE PRESIDENT has appointed Leonard A. GEL
gerich, OF New York, to be collector OF internal
revenue for the third district OF New York to sue
ceed Morris Friedsam, whose four-years' term ex-
p1red about three months ago.
THE PRESIDENT, in conversation with Senator
Colquitt, OF Georgia yesterday, fixed the time OF
his 'lslC 10 Atanta at ABOUT the 10Th OF October.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length Of time, and the address changed as often
paid In advance.
DEATH OF Ex-REPREsENTATIvE PoLAND.-Ex-
Representative Luke P. Poland died at his home
in Waterford, VT, Saturday, OF apoplexy Judge
Poland had many warm friends In Washington.
he having been, while in Congress-, a good friend
OF the District and a judicious advocate OF its
interests. He was born in Westford, Chittenden
County, November 1, 1915, was admitted to the bar
In 1886. was elected one OF the judges OF the
Supreme Court OF Vermont in l84S which ofice he
held until 1870 when he annOfnta6 n
vacancy In the United States Senate made vacant
by the death OF Jacob Collamer. He held numer-
first, Forty-secOnd and Forty third Congresses He
was also elected to the FOrty-eight Congress Hewas
chairman OF the Credit MOblier Investigating COM
mlttee and was delegate to the Philadelphia
"oyalists convention OF 1866. He refused the
denomination for the FOrty-ninth Congress and
retired from political life.
ALL OF THE CABINET OFFICERS except Secretary
Whitney attended the regular Cabinet meeting to-
day.
SENATOR RANSOM and Representative Heard, OF
Missouri, saw the President to-day before Cabinet
meeting.
PERsoNAL-Ex-senator Jones, Of Florida, left
Detroit Mich, yesterday for Washington.-
Frank Davis and Fl. Hilliard of New York, and D.
A. Dongan OF Colorado are at Willards.-W. T.
Moseley, j. A. Gee and Thos. Poindexter OF Vir-
ginia and D. Whitney OF Baltimore are at the
OF Kentucky are at the NationaI@F. T. Clark.
son OF Omaha, N. T. Hoffman of Philadelphia.
Lieut.. D. d. Stewart of the Navy and H. B. Tomp-
klns OF Atlanta are at the RiggS-Alex. 6.
Cochran OF st. Louis Is at WOrInley'S-A w
Crossley OF Boston, E. Stark OF Wyoming, o. A.
Beiknap OF San Antonio and A. c. McGluchlin of
the French minister, was registered In New York
last evening.-Ch1ef Clerk Tweedale, OF the war
Department, has returned from Philadelphia
Protecting American Fishermen.
THE GALENA AND THE RICHMOND TO VISIT CANADIAN
WATERS-THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE.
The U. s. S. Galena, Commander C. NJ. Chester,
sailed from Boston Saturday afternoon for the
Canadian fishing grounds Rear Admiral Luce
had intended to send the Ossippee on this cruise,
but the letters reversing gear was broken while
she was going from Newport to Boston, and there
fore, the Galena was substituted for her The GA.
lena WIN proceed alrecLly 70 Hailfax, Ms, and